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St.Paul Church, St.Paul's Well and surrounding historic quarters

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Turquie (Europe et Amérique du nord)

Date de soumission : 25/02/2000
Critères: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
Ministry of Culture
Coordonnées
Tarsus is located on the South of Turkey
Ref.: 1409

Description

Tarsus is the birth place of St.Paul, situated on the edge of the fertile Çukurova plain in the city full of cedar groves city is the meeting place of legendery lovers Antony and Cleopatra. There is the commerative Cleopatra gate, to reach St.Paul's Well and the St.Paul Church, the old vernacular style streets of the city to be followed.